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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 17h

Research by the Diffley Partnership, commissioned by
@revivecoalition.bsky.social featured on front page of The Herald this morning.

Revive is at SNP conf this w/e where conversation expected to be lively after SNP decision to delay muirburn licensing.

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Scots demand real land reform as research reveals overwhelming public support for change

Press release from REVIVE, the coalition for grouse moor reform (11 Oct 2025) SCOTS DEMAND REAL LAND REFORM AS RESEARCH REVEALS OVERWHELMING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CHANGE Largest ever public consultati…

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Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks Brendan, it was a pleasure to research!

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Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 21h

Thinking about an autumn walk with some woodland tomorrow, Perthshire maybe, while idly flicking through @ramblers.org.uk Walk magazine and it turns out @helenrambler.bsky.social is three steps ahead of me, as usual...

Page torn from a magazine with a map of a walk around Pitlochry and numbered stages

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Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 9h

Looks wonderful - you’re really packing in the activities, and the miles! Hope the rain stays off.

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Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 9h

Absolutely!

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walkhighlands @walkhighlands.co.uk · 19h

Scotland really desperately needs a Scottish Paths Fund like this.

Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 3d

🌳Scotland needs Paths Into Nature!🚶

We’ve launched an ambitious joint manifesto ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, backed by 7 partner orgs in Scottish Outdoor Recreation Alliance.

Our goal? ✅ Make Scotland’s world-class access rights an everyday reality for all!

ramblers.org.uk/scotmanifesto

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 2d

📣You really couldn't make this up!

On the day Scottish Govt announces it is delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing, this happens...

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Breaking news….’out of control muirburn’ on grouse moor in Cairngorms National Park

You couldn’t make this up if you tried… Breaking News….on the day the Scottish Government announced it was delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing af…

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Gavin Corbett @gavincorbett.bsky.social · 3d

Outdoor recreation won’t change the world or solve all society’s ills. But a wee bit of investment will be highly visible, will bring joy and better health to a lot of people and will boost the rural economy. What’s not to love?

Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 3d

🌳Scotland needs Paths Into Nature!🚶

We’ve launched an ambitious joint manifesto ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, backed by 7 partner orgs in Scottish Outdoor Recreation Alliance.

Our goal? ✅ Make Scotland’s world-class access rights an everyday reality for all!

ramblers.org.uk/scotmanifesto

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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 4d

Scottish Outdoor Access Code recognises that specific routes may need to be managed for deer stalking on specific days, but not blanket bans like this.

Section 14 of Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 gives councils the power to remove non-compliant signs.

@perthandkinross.bsky.social must act now.

Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 4d

⛰ Glen Lyon access must be fixed.

We’ve written to @perthandkinross.bsky.social, calling on it to urgently require a landowner to remove ‘No Walking’ signs at popular Perthshire Munros.⛔

North Chesthill Estate in Glen Lyon is trying to stop walkers accessing its 4 Munros during all of Sept & Oct.

A heathery hillside with plantation woodland in the foreground.

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nickkempe.bsky.social @nickkempe.bsky.social · 7d

If you believe what BrewDog did at Kinrara was bad, don't wait to see what is coming - take the time to understand what Oxygen Conservation stands for and protest parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/10/04/o...

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Ben Dolphin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️⛰🌲 @countrysideben.bsky.social · 7d

Just published 🙂 I've been wanting to write about the rut for years but never had the piccies to back it up till last autum 🦌. It certainly helps when it's happening right outside your house.

walkhighlands @walkhighlands.co.uk · 9d

In his latest column, @countrysideben.bsky.social listens to one of the most dramatic sounds and spectacles of the Highlands.

Read all about the Rut:
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/the-rut/

The rut

I always look forwards to the first subzero morning. Coming so early in the autumn season, when summer still holds the days, it typically occurs after a clear night, which means the subsequent morning...

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Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 7d

Good to hear discussion on various aspects of public access. Have to agree with @bjpaddy.bsky.social on the programme that lack of investment in access is undermining the legislation. So many benefits to getting people outdoors, but management is crucial (rangers, education, etc) or everyone loses.

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InfraSisters @infrasisters.bsky.social · 8d

We're back! We've teamed up with @cyclinguk.bsky.social for a Glow Ride on Friday 24th October. Like us, they want to see more women cycling, and for councils to provide more safe infrastructure to enable that.
Light up your bike with lights and sparkle and join us at Middle Meadow Walk at 7.30pm.

A campaign poster for InfraSisters x Cycling UK. Showing an image of 3 silhouettes of women riding bikes.
Light up your bike and join us!
To call for better cycling infrastructure, safer for women at night.
Friday 24th October
7.30pm
Middle Meadow Walk
Together with a QR code linking back to our website.

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Gavin Corbett @gavincorbett.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks for the company @helenrambler.bsky.social. A demonstration of our commitment to walking the talk!

Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 8d

Drookit, but still smiling! Not the best weather for a catch up with @gavincorbett.bsky.social but always good to get out - and lots of outdoor things to talk about. The Water of Leith provided a lovely autumnal route through Edinburgh. @wolct.bsky.social @ramblersscotland.bsky.social

Man standing in wet clothes on an urban path by a river in autumn. Rain falling, puddles on the path.

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Planning Democracy @plandemoc.bsky.social · 8d

Would you like to join our team? We're looking for trustees at Planning Democracy. For more information, see our advert on Good Moves here, deadline 27 October:
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Trustees with Planning Democracy – Goodmoves

We are looking for new trustees to join our board and the wider Planning Democracy team. If you are interested in democracy, justice, the environment or planning, please take a look at what we ...

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Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 8d

Drookit, but still smiling! Not the best weather for a catch up with @gavincorbett.bsky.social but always good to get out - and lots of outdoor things to talk about. The Water of Leith provided a lovely autumnal route through Edinburgh. @wolct.bsky.social @ramblersscotland.bsky.social

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Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 8d

Though that could be a pictogram of a hiker having gone to the pub after a day in the hills

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Scottish Environment LINK @scotlink.bsky.social · 12d

The next Scottish Government must take action to protect and restore the natural environment in the face of climate change and threats to biodiversity.

Ahead of the Holyrood election next year, we've published a manifesto for nature.

Read more:

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Manifesto for nature launched ahead of 2026 election - Scotlink

The next Scottish Government must take action to protect and restore the natural environment in the face of climate change and threats to biodiversity. Ahead of the Holyrood election next year, Scotti...

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Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 9d

That’s exactly it - I’ve been caught out in England heading for what looks like a good viewpoint, or cutting through a field, etc, then realising there’s no footpath and worrying if I’m going to get shouted at! Access just feels so much more natural in Scotland.

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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 11d

Who lights the fires in the Cairngorms National Park? - parkswatchscotland parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/09/30/w...

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 11d

17 months! What's the hold up? Why isn't this decision-making process a priority for NatureScot?

The consequences of this inaction were made v clear yesterday, with the suspicious disappearance of two more Golden Eagles in south Scotland.

#RaptorResearch

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17 months (& waiting) for NatureScot to make decision on General Licence restriction relating to ‘shooting & killing’ of sleeping Golden Eagle called Merrick

The Scottish Government’s nature advisory agency, NatureScot, has been now been procrastinating for 17 months on whether to impose a sanction on an estate in relation to the ‘shooting and killing’ …

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Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 11d

Ooh, lucky you to be in Knoydart! And in sunshine too.

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Andy Wightman @andywightman.scot · 12d

UPDATE Who Owns Scotland Sep 2025. I have now documented a total of 4800 landholdings covering 76.4% of rural Scotland. To find out who owns Scotland, please subscribe. Subscriptions start at £12 for personal use. The project is financed solely by subscription income. whoownsscotland.org.uk

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Red Rope Scotland @redropescot.bsky.social · 12d

We had a very enjoyable walk up and around Dundreich in the Scottish Borders last weekend. It was overcast but dry and we had good views - and chat. Our next day walk is at the end of October, all are welcome including non-members.

Group of walkers around a trig point on top of a grassy hill.

Three walkers on a grassy field with rounded hills beyond

Walkers heading down a steep hill on grassy moorland by a fence. Views beyond to a loch, woodlands and farmland.

Group of walkers by a gate with grassy moorland behind them.

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 12d

When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵

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